Daily Archives: 25 March 2012

Un travail d’Hercule

Posted on 25 March 2012 by Tournesol

Le travail d’Hercule décrit une tâche fastidieuse réclamant des efforts surhumains : The work of Hercules describes a tedious task demanding superhuman efforts. “Comment faire pour ne rien faire ? Je ne sais rien de plus difficile. C’est un travail … Continue reading →

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Définitif

Posted on 25 March 2012 by Tournesol

Définitif, -ive : This translates as ‘definitive’ rather than ‘definite’ and the translations of ‘en définitif’ I feel are worth noting, as I have been using them a lot recently so, with luck, they will cease to trip me up in … Continue reading →

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